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(Creaform: Levis, QC, Canada) -- Creaform, a world-class company in 3-D technology and engineering services, is proud to announce that the U.S. Navy has chosen to use the company’s Handyscan 3-D technology to scan submarine hulls.
Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine, will be the…
(Artel: Westbrook, ME ) -- Douglas Scientific, a provider of high-throughput laboratory automation, has incorporated the Artel MVS (multichannel verification system) into its engineering and development process for its innovative Array Tape liquid-handling platforms. The Minnesota-based company…
(Seminars For Engineers: Madison, NJ) -- Seminars For Engineers announces, in association with Wyoming Text Fixtures Inc., the 2010 dates—Aug. 25 and 26—for its new seminar, “Test Methods for Composite Materials,” to be held at the Hilton Garden Inn in Tampa, Florida.
Composite materials,…
(Olympus NDT: Waltham, MA) -- Olympus NDT is pleased to announce that it has acquired Innov-X Systems Inc., a manufacturer of portable X-ray fluorescence (XRF) analytical instruments based in Woburn, Massachusetts. Innov-X Systems instruments provide real-time, nondestructive material analysis in…
(AMT: McLean, VA) -- Lockheed Martin has agreed to exhibit a full-scale model of its F-35 Lightning II Joint Strike Fighter during the International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS) 2010, being held at Chicago’s McCormick Place Sept. 13–18.
The F-35 Lightning II is a fifth-generation…
(CMSC: Benbrook, TX) -- Education is paramount at the Coordinate Metrology Systems Conference (CMSC). This year, there will be four educational workshops, held in the afternoons. Topics include the metrology certification initiative, gauge repeatability and reproducibility (R&R), 3-D imaging, …
(Optical Gaging Products: Rochester, NY) -- Two new models of multisensor dimensional measurement instruments, SmartScope ZIP Lite 250 and 300, join Optical Gaging Products’ (OGP) line of SmartScope ZIP systems. These new systems offer automated, video-based inspection and measurement combined…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- The new MarSurf UD 120 from Mahr Federal can generate surface and contour measurements in a single pass. Designed for economy, the system provides high accuracy over a large measuring range in nanometer resolutions. The MarSurf UD 120 includes automated motorized…
Wenzel X-Orbit CMM with new Renishaw PH20
(Wenzel/Xspect Solutions Inc.: Wixcom, MI) -- Xspect Solutions will be exhibiting CMMs and related accessories as well as new 3-D imaging products and Wenzel GearTec gear measuring products at IMTS 2010, to be held at McCormick…
(Advanced Test Equipment Rentals: San Diego) -- Advanced Test Equipment Rentals, a provider of electronic test and measurement equipment rentals, is pleased to announce immediate availability of the Fluke Ti32 Industrial-Commercial Thermal Imager.
The new Fluke Ti32 combines a powerful 320 ×…
(FARO Technologies Inc.: Lake Mary, FL) -- As the pioneer in portable computer-aided measurement, FARO is applies unique knowledge and understanding of their clients’ business goals to develop more advanced 3-D measurement and imaging technology. FARO empowers their clients to exceed the demands…
(Stemmer Imaging: Puchheim, Germany) -- New 3-D measurement tools from Stemmer Imaging enhance the accuracy of 3-D measurements in industrial vision applications. CVB Metric 3-D and CVB Merge 3-D have been introduced to allow accurate calibration of 3-D images and to overcome potential problems in…
(OGP: Rochester, NY) -- Optical Gaging Products (OGP) introduces a new 16 in. horizontal contour projector, the Focus Specialist, designed to meet the inspection and measurement needs of medical device manufacturers. This premium benchtop comparator offers novel technology and innovative features…
(Konica Minolta Sensing Americas: Ramsey, NJ) -- Konica Minolta Sensing Americas Inc. (KMSA), a global provider of industrial measurement of color, light, and shape, announces the U.S. launch of its new CL-200A Chroma Meter. The CL-200A is the successor to the current CL-200 Chroma Meter.
“Our…
(Olympus: Center Valley, PA) -- Olympus America Inc.’s Scientific Equipment Group—Industrial Microscopes has signed an agreement with Hirox-USA Inc., of Hackensack, New Jersey, to distribute the Hirox KH-7700 digital microscope system in the United States.
The KH-7700 is an all-in-one…
(Mark-10: Copiague, NY) -- Mark-10 introduces its new Series 5 Digital Force gauges, designed for tension and compression force testing in quality control, manufacturing, and research and development areas. A range of capacities from 0.12 lb to 500 lb (0.5 N to 2,500 N) is available to address…
(JAI: San Jose, CA) -- JAI Inc. has announced the release of the LQ-200CL, a new prism-based 4-CCD color line scan camera providing simultaneous separate imaging of red, green, and blue (R,G,B), plus near-infrared light data.
The camera, which is one of the only industrial-grade 4-CCD line…
(GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies: Billerica, MA) -- The hand-held DPI 620 advanced multifunction calibrator/HART communicator from GE Sensing & Inspection Technologies is now approved for use in potentially explosive atmospheres by Baseefa, the British certification body. The Baseefa…
(Hexagon Metrology: North Kingstown, RI) -- Hexagon Metrology Inc. has announced the official opening of HexagonStore.com, an e-commerce portal for the United States that offers online purchase of training classes, parts, and accessories for metrology systems. The store includes convenient…
(FixLogix LLC : Olivet, MI) -- FixLogix LLC has developed a new modular fixture system for optical comparators. The system utilizes a linear T-slot design that is versatile and economical. The component kit is configured to allow the operator to mimic traditional optical fixtures or create an…
(DMSC Inc.: Arlington, TX) -- The next DMIS Training Workshop is scheduled for the week of Aug. 9–12 and will include the new Dimensional Measuring Interface Standard (DMIS) 5.2 as well as the I++DME specification. This workshop is scheduled to be held at the Nikon (formerly Metris-USA) facility…
(Lenox Instrument Co.: Trevose, PA) -- Lenox Instrument Co. announces the addition of a new Portable Videoscope System to its extensive line of remote visual inspection instruments. Designed to meet the demands of the industrial inspection environment, the self-contained system combines state-of-…
(NCSLI: Boulder, CO) -- NCSL International recently announced that it has developed a new multimedia DVD resource. The NCSLI “Find a Cool Career in Metrology” DVD is a new resource available to students, parents, and academic counselors to explain metrology—the science of measurement. The DVD…
(George Products: Middletown, DE) -- OASIS Inspection Systems, manufactured in Middletown, Delaware, by George Products Co. Inc., are widely known for their ability to simultaneously and instantly measure all external dimensions on the profile view of parts. The speed at which the OASIS operates…
(Mahr Federal: Providence, RI) -- Mahr Federal will be featuring a new generation of its popular line of MarCal digital calipers at IMTS, to take place Sept. 13–18, at McCormick Place, in Chicago.
Included in the line are a number of innovations, such as lapped guideways, a new reference…
